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2022: New year, same commitment to excellence

As the calendar turns over to a new year, it’s natural to take stock – of what was accomplished in the past year and of what’s planned for in the future. A growing reputation for excellence The Centre continues to grow into a nationally recognized best practice leader in palliative care. Our work and [...]

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Worthy of the ‘gram! BCCPC is now on Instagram

BCCPC is now on Instagram! The Centre’s effort increase awareness of our services, education and tools with a younger demographic of healthcare workers, caregivers and community organizers has led us to expand our social media presence. Wha'st coming on the ‘gram? A new fun “ask the expert” live Q&A is coming soon on the IG

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Youth jobs at BCCPC that make a difference

A win-win-win situation is a beautiful thing, and that’s what BCCPC has with our youth employment program. By engaging youth in our work, everybody wins: the Centre gets the energy and innovation of our young colleagues, the youth get the opportunity to work on real-world projects with real-world impact and the people of BC get

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ECHO for psychosocial health care providers

A new ECHO is on the horizon. Co-created by and for psychosocial health care providers, the latest offering of the Palliative Care ECHO project-BC Hub (that’s us) will be a year-long program on the themes of grief and loss, spirituality, and ethical dilemmas in palliative care, beginning in early 2022. Who is it for? This virtual knowledge-sharing network is

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Announcing a BC first! ACP resources for older adults, people living with dementia and their family & friends

Over the past two years, BCCPC’s Advance Care Planning for Dementia project has created programs and resources to help community organizations in British Columbia engage older adults (who are at the highest risk of dementia), people living with early stages of dementia, and their family and friends in advance care planning. Our philosophy is that

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BCCPC (online) Holiday Extravaganza Celebration of Celebrations Party

Here are your Frize Day questions: Question for December 3: Question for December 10: Question for December 17:

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Speaking to the bereaved

BCCPC’s province-wide research study looking at bereavement experiences and supports in British Columbia is looking for people who have experienced loss for interviews. We are looking for British Columbians who have had a family member or close friend die since March 1, 2020. In the 30- to 60-minute interview, which will be conducted over phone

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Kaleidoscope 2021: A Grief Convention for Families and Professionals

Canada’s most comprehensive grief conference is coming, and you are invited. BC Centre for Palliative Care is a proud sponsor of this year’s event. Established in 2020 as Canada’s very first grief conference, Kaleidoscope 2021 is a virtual gathering of professionals, individuals and families who have been impacted by serious illness, grief and loss. As

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Compassionate Community in Action: Snow Shovels Help Build Community

In the plant world, small seeds yield great results. So it is with the BCCPC’s Seed Grant Program,which offers financial support as well as mentoring and networking support to community organizations province-wide. Seed Grant Cycle 4: Supporting our Communities in the time of COVID-19 helped 21 community-led projects to provide meaningful programming to support psychosocial

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Compassionate Community Spotlight: Seed Grants spread compassion across BC

The projects have wrapped up, lessons learned, impacts tallied and reports written – the Seed Grant program cycle ending in June 2021 was a success by any measure. From all corners of the province, 21 projects were approved for funding, chosen with an emphasis on supporting communities in the time of COVID-19. The 21 projects

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